About the archetype

Gem- is a Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype with 45 cards: 36 monsters, 5 Spells and 4 Traps. Its first card came out in 2011 and the latest in 2025.

Its monsters are mostly EARTH and LIGHT and Rock and Fairy-type. 15 of them go in the Extra Deck (Fusion, Xyz and Link).

The archetype's most popular card is Brilliant Fusion. 2 cards are on the Forbidden & Limited List.

Monsters (21)

• Gem-Knight Garnet
• Gem-Knight Nepyrim
• Gem-Armadillo
• Gem-Knight Quartz
• Gem-Knight Lazuli
• Gem-Knight Hollowcore
• Crystal Rose
• Gem-Knight Obsidian
• Gem-Knight Lapis
• Gem-Knight Tourmaline
• Gem-Knight Sapphire
• Gem-Knight Alexandrite
• Gem-Knight Crystal
• Gem-Knight Amber
• Gem-Knight Emerald
• Gem-Knight Sardonyx
• Gem-Knight Iolite
• Brilliant Rose
• Gem-Elephant
• Gem-Turtle
• Gem-Merchant

Extra Deck (15)

• Gem-Knight Seraphinite
• Gem-Knight Pearl
• Gem-Knight Master Diamond1 Limited
• Gem-Knight Phantom Quartz
• Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond
• Gem-Knight Prismaura
• Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli
• Gem-Knight Aquamarine
• Gem-Knight Lady Rose Diamond
• Gem-Knight Ruby
• Gem-Knight Topaz
• Gem-Knight Master Diamond Dispersion
• Gem-Knight Zirconia
• Gem-Knight Amethyst
• Gem-Knight Citrine

Spells (5)

• Brilliant Fusion1 Limited
• Gem-Knight Fusion
• Gem-Knight Dispersion
• Absorb Fusion
• Particle Fusion

Traps (4)

• Gem-Enhancement
• Brilliant Spark
• Pyroxene Fusion
• Fragment Fusion